New to bonsai - help please!

Clairevictoriamorgan

So I got a bonsai yesterday - soil was very dry when I received it so I watered.  Today many of the leaves were green but crispy and falling off.  I trimmed what I believed to be dead/brittle branches and leaves.  Not sure if that was the right thing to do, it now looks very bare and I'm worried it's dying?  I put it in water in the sink for 10 minutes, as I read that's what you should do when they dry up.  Still green underneath the bark.  Any advice would be massively appreciated!  Not the best start to owning a bonsai, but I really want to learn!  

Bottom picture is what it looked like this morning - top two are now.

madpenguin

For now I would leave it alone.Keep watering (not waterlogged) and keep outside in a shady place.
If still OK next spring it can be re-potted etc
Also give it a feed.
It needs time to recover a bit for now.
I think it may be a Chinese Elm.

Clairevictoriamorgan

madpenguin said:

For now I would leave it alone.Keep watering (not waterlogged) and keep outside in a shady place.
If still OK next spring it can be re-potted etc
Also give it a feed.
It needs time to recover a bit for now.
I think it may be a Chinese Elm.

Thanks very much for your reply!  Fingers crossed it will be OK, yes I do believe it's a Chinese Elm!